Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-10
Clunie Opera House.

The Macallister-Jaguarine entertainment
last night was made up of three divisions
modern magic by ]. NJ Macallister;
statuesque posing by Mile. Jaguarine and
Mile. Lontine, and sword contests between
Jaguarine and Fred J. Englehardt
Macallister is an expert in modern magic,
does well what he undertakes, and gives a
very large number of tricks, without any
special novelty that has not been intro
duced here before. The posing by Jagu-
rine and her assistant was superior. both
being of fine figure, graceful and costumed
with accuracy to the Grecian and Latin art
models. The armor and weaponry used
by Jaguarine were especially noticeable for
their completeness and finish The
posing filled eleven numbers, in one
of which Diana in the Chase" was
introduced splendid specimen of the boar
hound. The statues were Jason, Bachus
and Bachante, Mercury. Melpomode, Terp-
sichore, Euterpe, Thalia, Minerva Protect
ing Innocence, Judith with the Head of
Holofernes, Spells of War, Diana. The
conclusion of the entertainment was two
contests between Jaguarine and Engle-
hardt. The first was with foils, the fencing
being brilliant, and the most rapid ever
seen here. Experts insist that its
real skill and rapidity is not re-
yealed to those unaccustomed to the
school of fencing Jaguarine has in Engle-
hardt contestant of long practice and
superior skill. He asserts that in no enter
taiDment yet have these assaults been mere
exhibition, but that the woman fences
with as much earnestness and impetuosity
as if before stranger for large wager,
and demands of him his best efforts to re-
sist her. that she cannot, indeed, "play"
in this matter. There was an entire alb
sence of the conventional 4" feeling" with
the foiis so common to stage fencing, but it
was lightning-like play and flash of the
weapons from beginning to end The two
made touches equally, standing four to
four, when Jaguarine won by the fifth,
catching EngIehardt at the base of the
throat, and doubling her foil like whip
The rapier cen.e;t-for five cuts-followed
Immediately. Both wore heavy face
and throat-masks with steel bars, but no
armcr or cork jackets, or other protect on
except belts. To the uainitiated the CON
test appeared brief, and not remarkably
skillful- But experts pronounce it as a
sharp and skillful contest. Jaguarine made
five cuts, and Engelhardt two. But the
Toman's were so quick, her return to parry
and cut after feint so lightnirg-like, that
the non-expert was really unable tc realize
what it was about. Jaguarine is accredited
everywhere by the press to be the most
skillful sword expert living. Her defeat of
Sergeant Owen Davis, the worlds cham
pion, of Captain Jennings, Captain Mar
shall, Captain Englebrecht and others are
well known. She is marvel in wrist
strength. and flexibility of wrist and arm,
and delivers blows with terrific force. The
rapiers weighing three and a half pounds
and being 81 inches in length, will give
some idea of the force of the blow they
may be made to convey. The entertain
ment will be repeated tonight. 1t would
be decided improvement if the two
sword contests could be placed apart, and
neither be made a concluding number
They lose in effect by having the final cur
tain fall upon them